So, one day you look down. Your feet are in shoes you don't recognize. Maybe you like them, maybe you don't. You can always change shoes. . . . Reinvention! . . . Your life begins here.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Al Jarreau's Teach Me Tonight

I'm a little under the weather and so having a lazy day, listening to music and not much else. Here's a little Al Jarreau singing a classic, "Teach Me Tonight." I first heard Nancy Wilson's version on my grandmother's stereo. It was part of my aunt's collection.

Confession: I like anything by Al Jarreau, and since we're on the topic of of Al and I've already mentioned Nancy, the Al Jarreau cut I wanted to post but couldn't find online in an embeddable format was "Go Away Little Girl" off his Tenderness. It's another song that I first heard listening to Nancy Wilson in my childhood, "Go Away Little Boy."

I was listening to Al's "Midnight Sun" and then "My Foolish Heart" when I decided to look up him up on YouTube ... again.

I hope you feel better soon. I am recovering from the latest occupational outbreak. Honey is another good natural medicinal tonic.

On my 50th birthday, I went on a solo date. It was to see Al Jarreau in concert. It was so fantastic! He is truly an amazing singer.

Nancy is from my hometown. I have been listening to her since I was a little girl. What is really cool now is the generation of young singers here that are discovering her body of work. She is always on my Sunday afternoon playlist. Listening to her music takes me back to the days when my parents were to ones paying the bills and worrying about money. :-)